The 2018 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner was held Thursday evening, June 15th in New York City. This year’s inductees included: Bill Anderson, Steve Dorff, Jermaine Dupri, Alan Jackson, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown & James “JT” Taylor p/k/a “Kool & The Gang,” John Mellencamp and Allee Willis. Special Award Recipients also included were Sara Bareilles, Neil Diamond and Sir Lucian Grainge.
View snippets of the ceremony & awards dinner performances below which include:
Jermaine Dupri delivered a quick medley of the Kris Kross song he wrote, “Jump” that got the audience dancing.
Fantasia performed an electrifying rendition of “I Just Fall In Love” before actor Stephen Dorff inducted his father, Steve Dorff into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Kool & The Gang performed their timeless song, “Celebration,” together for the first time in 25 years, which brought the audience to its feet, dancing and singing along.
About The Songwriters Hall of Fame:
The Songwriters Hall of Fame celebrates songwriters, educates the public with regard to their achievements, and produces a spectrum of professional programs devoted to the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases, scholarships and SHOF/NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development Master Sessions. West Coast educational activities are held at The GRAMMY Museum, which hosts the permanent Songwriters Hall of Fame Gallery, and at the University of Southern California. Out of the tens of thousands of songwriters of our era, there are approximately 400 inductees who make up the impressive roster enshrined in the Hall of Fame. To qualify for induction, a songwriter must be a published writer for a minimum of 20 years with a notable catalog of hit songs.
Full biographies and a complete list of inductees are available on the Songwriters Hall of Fame website at https://www.songhall.org. Joining online is quick and easy: .
